KENTUCKY: Rowan County Deputy Clerk Says He’ll Defy Kim Davis If She Forbids Him From Issuing Licenses

Dominic Holden breaks the story at Buzzfeed:

Brian Mason, a deputy for Rowan County clerk Kim Davis, told BuzzFeed News on Wednesday that he would issue marriage licenses even if Davis instructs him not to when she returns to the office. “I would issue licenses,” Mason told BuzzFeed News. Asked to confirm he would issue licenses even if Davis says he is not allowed upon her return to work after several days in jail, Mason said, “Yes.” Davis was jailed over the Labor Day weekend for defying a court order to issue marriage licenses and has held she would not allow her staff to issue marriage licenses either. Upon Davis’s release on Tuesday, her lawyers would not confirm to reporters that she would not interfere with deputy clerks issuing licenses.

The Liberty Counsel continues to contend that all licenses issued in Davis’ absence are invalid. [PHOTO: Dominic Holden]